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Re:Zoom bias: The social costs of having a 'tinny' sound dur... by bbatha on Thursday March 27, 2025 @01:19PM (#43495742)
You'll want some kind of shotgun mic. The rode videomic2 is a good budget option. It has a standard 3/8" thread you can use with a desk boom.
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Re:Zoom bias: The social costs of having a 'tinny' sound dur... by jcims on Thursday March 27, 2025 @01:21PM (#43495766)
I've been using one for a few years now and am really happy with it.

Every now and then (once every 1-2 weeks) it drops off of the list of inputs on OSX but unplug and plug it back in usually fixes that.

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Re:Zoom bias: The social costs of having a 'tinny' sound dur... by j45 on Thursday March 27, 2025 @01:45PM (#43496004)
Sennheiser MKE-600 is next up for me. have a graveyard of other mics that don't sound as well for my voice.

Listen to a bunch of the shotgun mics on youtube and see which your voice might sound the best with.

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